NAME

slapo-unique - Attribute Uniqueness overlay to slapd

SYNOPSIS

/etc/ldap/slapd.conf

DESCRIPTION

The Attribute Uniqueness overlay can be used with a backend database
such as slapd-bdb(5) to enforce the uniqueness of some or all
attributes within a scope. This subtree defaults to all objects within
the subtree of the database for which the Uniqueness overlay is
configured.
Uniqueness is enforced by searching the subtree to ensure that the
values of all attributes presented with an add, modify or modrdn
operation are unique within the scope. For example, if uniqueness were
enforced for the uid attribute, the subtree would be searched for any
other records which also have a uid attribute containing the same
value. If any are found, the request is rejected.

CONFIGURATION

These slapd.conf options apply to the Attribute Uniqueness overlay.
They should appear after the overlay directive.
unique_uri<[strict][ignore]URI[URI...]...>
Configure the base, attributes, scope, and filter for uniqueness
checking. Multiple URIs may be specified within a domain,
allowing complex selections of objects. Multiple unique_uri
statements or olcUniqueURI attributes will create independent
domains, each with their own independent lists of URIs and
ignore/strict settings.
The LDAP URI syntax is a subset of RFC-4516, and takes the form:
ldap:///[base dn]?[attributes...]?scope[?filter]
The basedn defaults to that of the back-end database.
Specified base dns must be within the subtree of the back-end
database.
If no attributes are specified, the URI applies to all non-
operational attributes.
The scope component is effectively mandatory, because LDAP URIs
default to base scope, which is not valid for uniqueness,
because groups of one object are always unique. Scopes of sub
(for subtree) and one for one-level are valid.
The filter component causes the domain to apply uniqueness
constraints only to matching objects. e.g.
ldap:///?cn?sub?(sn=e*) would require unique cn attributes for
all objects in the subtree of the back-end database whose sn
starts with an e.
It is possible to assert uniqueness upon all non-operational
attributes except those listed by prepending the keyword ignore
If not configured, all non-operational (e.g., system) attributes
must be unique. Note that the attributes list of an ignore URI
should generally contain the objectClass, dc, ou and o
attributes, as these will generally not be unique, nor are they
operational attributes.
It is possible to set strict checking for the uniqueness domain
by prepending the keyword strict. By default, uniqueness is not
enforced for null values. Enabling strict mode extends the
concept of uniqueness to include null values, such that only one
attribute within a subtree will be allowed to have a null value.
Strictness applies to all URIs within a uniqueness domain, but
some domains may be strict while others are not.
It is not possible to set both URIs and legacy slapo-unique
configuration parameters simultaneously. In general, the legacy
configuration options control pieces of a single unfiltered subtree
domain.
unique_base<basedn>
This legacy configuration parameter should be converted to the
basedn component of the above unique_uri style of parameter.
unique_ignore<attribute...>
This legacy configuration parameter should be converted to a
unique_uri parameter with ignore keyword as described above.
unique_attributes<attribute...>
This legacy configuration parameter should be converted to a
unique_uri parameter, as described above.
unique_strict
This legacy configuration parameter should be converted to a
strict keyword prepended to a unique_uri parameter, as described
above.

CAVEATS

unique_uri cannot be used with the old-style of configuration, and vice
versa. unique_uri can implement everything the older system can do,
however.
Typical attributes for the ignoreldap:///... URIs are intentionally
not hardcoded into the overlay to allow for maximum flexibility in
meeting site-specific requirements.